Project Gutenberg 2010-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 137 Cooke, Marjorie Benton 1876 1920 Blumenschein, Mary Shepard Greene 1869 1958 Blumenschein, Mary Greene Blumenschein, Mrs. Ernest Louis The Dual Alliance Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive. "The Dual Alliance" by Marjorie Benton Cooke is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Barbara "Bob" Garratry, an Irish actress who has battled through adversity, achieving success on stage while caring for her invalid father. Despite her accomplishments, she finds herself struggling with isolation and a profound sense of emptiness, leading her to contemplate her existence and the meaning of her success. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Bob as she reflects on her tumultuous life journey, wrestling with feelings of loneliness and the weight of her past. The narrative unfolds as she contemplates suicide, revealing her profound dissatisfaction despite achieving her dreams. In a surprising turn, she proposes an unusual arrangement with Paul Trent, a lawyer whom she barely knows, suggesting they marry as a means to explore companionship. Their unexpected partnership hints at the potential for deeper connections even amidst their initial contractual relationship, setting the stage for complex emotional challenges that may arise as they navigate their intertwined lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Political fiction Marriage -- Fiction Actresses -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 148304 2025-08-13T11:55:30.817157 text/html 148957 2010-07-20T12:38:20 text/html 290957 2025-08-13T11:55:36.036174 application/epub+zip 290117 2025-08-13T11:55:32.600126 application/epub+zip 129578 2025-08-13T11:55:31.480187 application/epub+zip 417813 2025-08-13T11:55:38.570148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397981 2025-08-13T11:55:35.309205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211920 2022-09-15T08:34:26.670572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126235 2025-08-13T11:55:30.307149 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126063 2010-07-20T12:38:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126054 2010-07-20T12:38:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20737 2025-08-13T11:55:38.703102 application/rdf+xml 13354 2025-08-13T11:55:31.979132 image/jpeg 3389 2025-08-13T11:55:31.728128 image/jpeg 49599 2010-07-20T12:38:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 209298 2010-07-20T12:38:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 49574 2010-07-20T12:38:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 279165 2025-08-13T11:55:30.839181 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia